1. Exam each image below and note the description of the vase painting for your assigned image. 2. Read the DESCRIPTION for each scene. 3. Listen to the AUDIO TRACK and read along with each passage from the Odyssey. 4. Discuss and answer the questions for your scene from the Odyssey with your partner. 5. Decide which Greek value is best demonstrated in your scene and draw a picture that represents that Greek Value. AthleticismHospitalityIngenuityIntuitionJusticeLoyalty Respect Teamwork 6. Be prepared to explain your scene to the class using the answers to your questions and how the value you picked is demonstrated in that scene.
In this picture we see a vase painting of Penelope seated in front of her loom and next to her son Telemachus. Penelope's unfinished weaving stretches across the top of the loom and is decorated with patterns and fanciful creatures. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to the second half of the fifth century B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting or Odysseus and one of his men blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus with a large branch. Odysseus is the figure in the center. Polyphemus holds a wine cup, illustrating Odysseus's plan to make the Cyclops drunk before attacking him. This scene appears on a late-geometric vase dating to 670 B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of Circe stirring the potion that turned Odysseus's men into animals. The men surround Circe, who looks masculine herself, while Odysseus approaches at left with a sword to stop her. This scene appears on a Black-Figure vase dating to 550 B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of Odysseus seated at the mouth of Hades, in front of the ghost of one of his men, Elpenor. Odysseus has sacrificed two calves to the spirits of the dead so they will converse with him. He speaks first with his dead shipmate Elpenor, while waiting to speak with the prophet Tiresias. The figures appear to be floating because the geographic features that were originally drawn around them have faded. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to the second half of the fifth century B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of Odysseus tied to the mast of his ship as he listens to the song of the Sirens. One of the winged Sirens swoops down in front of him, while two others are perched on cliffs in the upper right and left corners. Odysseus's men, their ears plugged with wax, row the boat oblivious to the charm of the Siren song. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to 475 to 450 B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of two men, a pig, and a piglet. The scene is commonly thought to represent Odysseus, left, and the swineherd Eumaeus, who unknowingly put Odysseus up for a night before the hero returned home to confront his wife's suitors. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to 470 to 460 B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of a banquet scene like the one Odysseus might have encountered on his return home. The male guests hold drinking cups, recline on benches piled with striped cushions, and listen to a female servant play a double pipe. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to 450 B.C.E.
In this picture we see vase paintings that show Odysseus using a bow and arrow to slay Penelope's suitors. Two female servants stand behind him. Caught by surprise, one suitor is wounded and another hides behind an overturned bench. These two paintings appear on opposite sides of a Red-Figure vase dating to 450 to 440 B.C.E.
Your Task
1. Exam each image below and note the description of the vase painting for your assigned image.2. Read the DESCRIPTION for each scene.
3. Listen to the AUDIO TRACK and read along with each passage from the Odyssey.
4. Discuss and answer the questions for your scene from the Odyssey with your partner.
5. Decide which Greek value is best demonstrated in your scene and draw a picture that represents that Greek Value.
Athleticism Hospitality Ingenuity Intuition Justice Loyalty Respect Teamwork
6. Be prepared to explain your scene to the class using the answers to your questions and how the value you picked is demonstrated in that scene.
In this picture we see a vase painting of Penelope seated in front of her loom and next to her son Telemachus. Penelope's unfinished weaving stretches across the top of the loom and is decorated with patterns and fanciful creatures. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to the second half of the fifth century B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting or Odysseus and one of his men blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus with a large branch. Odysseus is the figure in the center. Polyphemus holds a wine cup, illustrating Odysseus's plan to make the Cyclops drunk before attacking him. This scene appears on a late-geometric vase dating to 670 B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of Circe stirring the potion that turned Odysseus's men into animals. The men surround Circe, who looks masculine herself, while Odysseus approaches at left with a sword to stop her. This scene appears on a Black-Figure vase dating to 550 B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of Odysseus seated at the mouth of Hades, in front of the ghost of one of his men, Elpenor. Odysseus has sacrificed two calves to the spirits of the dead so they will converse with him. He speaks first with his dead shipmate Elpenor, while waiting to speak with the prophet Tiresias. The figures appear to be floating because the geographic features that were originally drawn around them have faded. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to the second half of the fifth century B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of Odysseus tied to the mast of his ship as he listens to the song of the Sirens. One of the winged Sirens swoops down in front of him, while two others are perched on cliffs in the upper right and left corners. Odysseus's men, their ears plugged with wax, row the boat oblivious to the charm of the Siren song. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to 475 to 450 B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of two men, a pig, and a piglet. The scene is commonly thought to represent Odysseus, left, and the swineherd Eumaeus, who unknowingly put Odysseus up for a night before the hero returned home to confront his wife's suitors. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to 470 to 460 B.C.E.
In this picture we see a vase painting of a banquet scene like the one Odysseus might have encountered on his return home. The male guests hold drinking cups, recline on benches piled with striped cushions, and listen to a female servant play a double pipe. This scene appears on a Red-Figure vase dating to 450 B.C.E.
In this picture we see vase paintings that show Odysseus using a bow and arrow to slay Penelope's suitors. Two female servants stand behind him. Caught by surprise, one suitor is wounded and another hides behind an overturned bench. These two paintings appear on opposite sides of a Red-Figure vase dating to 450 to 440 B.C.E.